Mississippi Highway 53

Route information

Maintained by MDOT

Length:

38.92 mi (62.64 km)

Existed:

1950 – present

Major junctions

South end:

US 49 in Gulfport

I-59 in Poplarville

North end:

US 11 / MS 26 in Poplarville

Location

Counties:

Pearl River, Hancock, Harrison

Highway system

Mississippi State Highway System

←

US 51

I-55

→

Traffic volume on Mississippi Highway 53
Location	Volume
East of Old US 49	8,100
East of Dawnland Drive	7,200
West of Forestry Road	5,500
Northwest of Wallace Saucier Road	2,500
West of Tally Shaw Road	1,600
West of V Bar Road	1,600
West of Crane Creek Road	1,600
Northwest of Dogwood Lane	2,800
Southeast of Darron Hodge Lane	2,800
South of Progress Road	2,900
Northwest of Herb Gentry Road	7,000
Southeast of Industrial Drive	6,800
East of US 11	8,100
Data was measured in 2015 in terms of AADT Source:

Mississippi Highway 53 (MS 53) is a state highway in Mississippi. The highway starts at U.S. Highway 49 (US 49) in Gulfport and travels northwestward to MS 603 in Hancock County. The road then travels north to Poplarville, meeting Interstate 59 (I-59). MS 53 ends at MS 26 and US 11 in southwestern Poplarville. The road that became MS 53 has existed since 1928, and the highway was designated in 1950. The highway was completely paved by 1957, and an interchange was created at I-59 in 1967.

MS 53 is located in Harrison, Hancock, and Pearl River counties. The highway is legally defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3, as part of the state highway system. The section from US 49 to MS 26 is known as the Larkin I. Smith Memorial Highway.

The highway starts at its intersection with US 49 and North Swan Road in northern Gulfport. The road travels westward towards the unincorporated area of Lyman after crossing over a KCS Railway railroad. MS 53 travels northwestward through rural western Harrison County, including Lizana. At Herman Ladner Road, the highway turns westward and later crosses the Wolf River. MS 53 then enters Hancock County after crossing the river.

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